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HARDSCAPES; KNOW YOUR OPTIONS Make wise decisions for your garden today and tomorrow.

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FUNCTION <ul><li>What do you need? A path for circulation? Year round or only for the warm months of the year? </li></ul><ul><li>An entertaining area such as a patio or terrace? </li></ul><ul><li>A utility area for storage, potting or compost? </li></ul>

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AESTHETICS <ul><li>What’s the mood or character of the garden? </li></ul><ul><li>What other materials are on site? </li></ul><ul><li>Are there architectural features to incorporate from the buildings on site? </li></ul><ul><li>How visible is the feature? </li></ul>

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COSTS <ul><li>Will the garden owner install or will a landscape contractor be hired? </li></ul><ul><li>How many square feet of hardscape will you be creating? </li></ul><ul><li>What is the cost of the desired material? </li></ul>

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MAINTENANCE <ul><li>What regular maintenance will be needed to keep the hardscape looking great and functioning longterm? </li></ul><ul><li>How long before the material will need to be replaced? </li></ul>

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LOOSE MATERIALS <ul><li>Crushed Rock </li></ul><ul><li>Tumbled Glass </li></ul><ul><li>Pea Gravel </li></ul><ul><li>River Rock </li></ul>

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Natural Stone <ul><li>Uncut or Cut Flagstone </li></ul><ul><li>Sand Set or Mortared to a Concrete Base </li></ul>

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Manufactured Pavers <ul><li>Interlocking Concrete Pavers </li></ul><ul><li>Dimensional Slabs </li></ul><ul><li>Brick- Used or New </li></ul><ul><li>Porous Pavers </li></ul>

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Concrete <ul><li>Poured in Place </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Tinted </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Stamped </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Exposed Aggregate </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Recycled </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Porous </li></ul></ul>

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Mosaic <ul><li>Pebbles </li></ul><ul><li>Tile </li></ul>

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Combining Materials <ul><li>Making transitions </li></ul><ul><li>Adding interest </li></ul><ul><li>Saving money </li></ul><ul><li>Saving time </li></ul>

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Resources <ul><li>Natural Stone </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Maranokus, Issaqua </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Pacific Stone, Everett </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Lake View Stone, Seattle </li></ul></ul>